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Dali spent his summers in the bay of Portilligat next to Cadaques. His studio/house is open for tourists to see in small reserved groups. It seems like a modest sized place until you enter and see how many rooms there are. Apparently he kept building more rooms as he saw fit. It feels like each room was carved out, added deeper into a cave. It was evident that he was a lover of his wife Gala and the landscape that surrounded him. You could see how the wind blown trees, boats and clouds influenced his surrealist works. We also visited the Dali museum in Figueres where Dali is actually buried but to me this museum didn't have the same intimate feel of the Portilligat house. I have included pictures of both locations and the surrounding scenery.

Museum in Figueres

Dali's summer home in Portilligat

Mirrors placed throughout the house to see the sunrise from every angle in the house

Dali's made this room as a retreat for his wife Gala. It was meant to be womb like and had the most amazing acoustics.